Trump stared at Greenland's eyes increasingly burning, the mouth even sprang out of the "moving arms" bad words. Just as everyone speculated that the United States would really do it, the European 5 countries suddenly joined forces, a large-scale military exercise in Greenland, Japan followed the emergence of unusual actions, this wave of operation directly pushed the situation to the edge of worsening, is it really to start a war?
The president of the United States has never concealed his desire for the largest island in the world. He has spoken publicly several times, saying that he must get Greenland, and even hinted that if there is no agreement, the use of force will not be ruled out. In his eyes, Greenland is simply a "treasure land of geomantic omen", with both geopolitical and economic interests. If you miss it, you have to pat your thighs.
Geographically, Greenland is a natural springboard for the Arctic. If the United States can control this place, it will naturally be deeply involved in Arctic affairs. We must know that the strategic value of the Arctic is getting higher and higher now. Whoever can gain a firm foothold here will master the key channel connecting Asia, Europe and North America, which is of great significance to military deployment and global strategic layout. Moreover, Greenland can be said to be full of wealth. There is no shortage of natural gas and oil, and the most important thing is that there are also massive rare earths, with reserves conservatively estimated to be 38.5 million tons. We must know that global manufacturing and high-tech industries are now inseparable from rare earths. If the United States can hold these resources in its hands, its voice in the global supply chain will be greatly enhanced.
Trump played a good calculator, but Denmark and the EU do not buy accounts, the attitude is very tough, clearly stated that it is impossible to take Greenland by the hand of people. The eye can not be hard, Trump wants to step back, if it is possible to get the island's mineral priority development rights, is also a small victory. but he did not think that the EU came directly a "butty payout", turned the head to Japan, to jointly develop the resources of Greenland.
On the 16th local time, Senior European Commission official Sejourne said clearly in an interview in Tokyo: "Japan should join hands with the European Union to develop rare earth minerals and other resources in Greenland." He also specifically emphasized the need to build a "supply chain independent of the United States and China." This sounds like it is aimed at China, but everyone with a discerning eye knows that it is clearly aimed at the United States. Knowing that priority development rights are Trump's "battleground", the EU's pulling Japan to get a piece of the pie is simply touching his reverse scale, which is equivalent to telling the United States directly: "If you mess around again, you can't catch the benefits here at all."
The European Union dared to call the U.S. so, but not for a moment, it was prepared. Starting on 14th of this month, Denmark directly pulled onto Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, the four allies, in Greenland the “Arctic Light” military exercises. This is the rare large-scale military exercises in Greenland, the key is not to let the U.S. participate from the beginning to the end. The five countries joined forces, warplanes, warships in the waters and airspace near Greenland to sail back, showing the muscles to Trump: “Greenland is our cover, want to distort our minds?
More interesting is Japan, the recent move is through a “abnormal”. As early as May this year, Japan’s former foreign minister, Ukawa Yanko, shouted the flag of scientific research, went to Greenland to inspect. On the surface it is research, in fact is in touching the bottom, look at the island’s resources situation and the attitude of European countries. This “attackable and backward and sustainable” operation, Japan’s ambition for Greenland to be strict and strict, not just face to face with the United States, but clearly transmitted a signal of wanting to share a piece. Now the European Union is proactively delivering olive branches, Japan will be happy to accept, after all, Japan’s rare-earth resources to the automotive, electronic and other pillar industry, is simply the same existence.
At this time, someone was guilty: Aren't the EU and Japan afraid that Trump will really use force if they are so tossing? After all, he released the words of "using the US military". In fact, there is no need to be afraid at all. Europe and Japan are traditional allies of the United States. If Trump really dares to go to war against them, let alone whether he can win militarily or not, the domestic barrier in the United States will not be able to pass. Congress will definitely not approve it, and the people will have to fry the pot. After all, no one wants to confront their allies.
Trump knows this better than anyone else in his heart. Shouting "using force" is just a negotiation routine, just like "playing three poles with dates but no dates". First, scare Denmark and see if it can force the other party to let go, either sell the island or give the United States more development privileges. To put it bluntly, it means "three steps forward and two steps back", using the most ruthless words to strive for the greatest interests. But the EU has long seen through his tricks, and now it directly deals with others in its own way.
However, the probability of war here in the short term is lower, the US and European contradictions have been placed on the stage, and can previously be hidden by allied relations, now directly tear the face for the benefit of Greenland. If Trump is genuinely unintentional, continue to pressure Denmark and the EU, likely to cause more serious consequences. For example, the United States may introduce trade sanctions on the EU and Japan, restricting their enterprises into the U.S. market; the EU and Japan may also jointly counteract, in other international affairs to the United States, at the time the global supply chain will be affected.
The most important thing now is to see how Trump chooses. Is it good to accept, give up unreasonable demands on Greenland, and repair relations with Europe and Japan? Or continue to carry it hard and push allies to the opposite side completely? If his brain really gets hot and makes something out of line, it might trigger a chain reaction. After all, the European Union has shown its muscles, and Japan has made its attitude clear. If the United States really dares to cross the line, they will definitely not sit still.
Some people say that this is Trump's "countdown to war", but in fact it is better to say that it is a "countdown to the game". Greenland's resources and strategic position lie there. The United States, the European Union and Japan all want a piece of the pie, while Denmark wants to defend its own territory. In the next days, all parties will definitely continue to make moves, negotiating, putting pressure and showing their muscles in turn. But no matter how noisy it is, one thing is certain, no one dares to fire the first shot easily. After all, the current international situation affects the whole body. If there is a fight, there will be no winner.
But backwards, Trump’s temper has always come, and no one has said what he will do next. 5 countries have joined forces, Japan’s unusual moves are constant, and the EU’s attitude is tough, all of which are like a “warning card” for Trump. If he really ignored the warning and needed a path to the dark, then the situation on Greenland may really be out of control. Now the whole world is staring at the Arctic circle, waiting to see the final end of this game of great powers.